Communication-Aware Distributed Control for Cooperative Ramp Merging in Vehicular Networks See

Cooperative ramp merging requires reliable coordination among connected vehicles, but practical NR V2X Mode 2 communications may suffer from delay, packet loss, and resource collision due to distributed sidelink resource selection. Existing distributed control methods often assume ideal communication ...

Breastfeeding duration and residential setting in relation to childhood exposure to organochlorine pesticides and PCBs: a longitudinal study of the Rhea cohort in Crete See

Despite decades-old bans, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), remain a public health concern owing to persistence and bioaccumulation. Previous Rhea mother–child cohort analyses (Crete, Greece) reported notably high DDE (DDT’s ma...

Phytomining potential of naturally colonising vegetation on coal colliery spoil heaps in South Yorkshire, United Kingdom and Upper Silesia, Poland See

The environmental legacy of coal mining is characterised by the widespread accumulation of spoil heaps enriched with elements, representing both a persistent ecological liability and an underutilised secondary resource. Phytomining has emerged as a promising sustainable strategy for the recovery ...

Learning About Intimate Partner Psychological Abuse: An Exploratory Survey of Black Women’s Recollections See

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Gender, culture, and gig work: socio-emotional selectivity and conditional inclusion among gig teachers in Egypt See

Purpose: Drawing on Socio-emotional selectivity theory, this study investigates how gender shapes the work journey of gig workers in Egypt. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 32 gig workers. The Gioia methodology was ...

Cybersecurity Risk Assessment of Smart Home IoT Ecosystems in the MENA Region See

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QGFSMC: a Q-learning-assisted fuzzy integral sliding MPPT controller for PV power boost conversion systems See

With increasing renewable-energy demand, efficient maximum power point tracking (MPPT) remains essential for photovoltaic (PV) systems operating under nonlinear and varying conditions. This paper proposes a hybrid Q-learning-based fuzzy sliding mode controller (QGFSMC), integrating Q-learning adaptation, fuzzy ...

Intersectionality, emotionality and transnationality: migrant academics in UK higher education See

While these injustices around race and gender are experienced across many academic communities, migration status produces a specific and undertheorised layer of vulnerability, shaped by anti- immigration policies, visa-inflected precarity, and shrinking academic freedoms that existing frameworks have not&#...

An accessible pregnancy test for blind and low-vision users See

Purpose: Conventional pregnancy self-tests rely on the visual interpretation of test results, creating barriers to the independent use, privacy and confidence for blind and low-vision (BLV) users. This study reports the concept development and preliminary acceptability evaluation of an acc...